Současná teorie a praxe dějepisného vzdělávání na školách

The study presents selected findings of mixed research on historical consciousness and the current state of history education in 2011, concerning the relationship between the most current theoretical knowledge of history didactics and the current history teaching in Czech secondary schools. The focus is on the preference and emphasis of thematic, geographical, and chronological perspectives on history, the prevailing methods of content presentation in history teaching, and methods of teaching with historical sources. The authors refer to empirical experience abroad and the research results are being compared with the results of previous studies, including international studies.